Between stricter FDA regulations regarding food product safety and increased consumer demand for product transparency, food companies small and large need to prioritize food traceability in their day-to-day operations.

Traceability capabilities can be leveraged as a competitive advantage with new market-entry opportunities.

Tim Mulhere will assume the CEO role on April 24, succeeding Dan Taft, who is expected to retire after 24 years at the company.

Each project would last for a defined period where companies would experiment with new or existing pathogen control and measurement strategies and share its collected data with the agency.

Former media executive Shannon Shuman has joined produce industry cloud platform Share-ify as the company’s senior vice president.

The Food Safety and Inspection Service of the US Department of Agriculture issued a public health alert regarding breakfast bowl products sold at certain Albertsons retail locations.

The agency said the product contains soy and milk, known allergens, which were not declared on the product label.

The Voltai technology was validated by a third party and was submitted to the Food and Drug Administration for approval.

FSIS discovered the problem after consumers reported that the product labeled as ready-to-eat appeared raw.